Just finished reading it myself and thought this was worth a pullout quote:
"Why, given the precipitous decline in his critical stature, did The Times keep him on for so long? "Herbert’s enduring existence [at The Times] is one of the great urban legends," says one person active in architectural circles. "It’s one of the great mysteries of New York, along with why you never see baby pigeons."
(and I have always wondered about baby pigeons!)
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"Why, given the precipitous decline in his critical stature, did The Times keep him on for so long? "Herbert’s enduring existence [at The Times] is one of the great urban legends," says one person active in architectural circles. "It’s one of the great mysteries of New York, along with why you never see baby pigeons."
(and I have always wondered about baby pigeons!)
- selma 6-24-2004 9:19 pm